John Locke Chronology | ||
1671
July | August | September | October | November | December
January
Friday, 20 January 1671, o.s.
30 January 1671, n.s.
Letter: From [Lord Ashley and] Locke to De Briolay de Beaupreau (draft), dated 20 January 1670/71. [Corr., i. 250, ix. 250*]
Persons encountered: Lord Ashley (letter); De Briolay de Beaupreau (letter)
February
Sunday, 26 February 1671, o.s.
8 March 1671, n.s.
Anthony Ashley Cooper, later third earl of Shaftesbury, born at Exeter House, London.
March
Tuesday, 7 March 1671, o.s.
17 March 1671, n.s.
Letter: To Frances Manners, Countess of Rutland, dated 7 March [1671]; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London; year from Locke’s endorsement. [Corr., i. 251]
Person encountered: Frances Manners, Countess of Rutland (letter)
Friday, 10 March 1671, o.s.
20 March 1671, n.s.
Letter: To Frances Manners, Countess of Rutland; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [Corr., i. 252]
Person encountered: Frances Manners, Countess of Rutland (letter)
April
Saturday, 1 April 1671, o.s.
11 April 1671, n.s.
Letter: From Robert Huntington, dated 1 April 1671; written from Aleppo, Syria; addressed to Locke at Lord Ashley’s in London. [Corr., i. 253]
Person encountered: Robert Huntington (letter)
May
Sunday, 13 May 1671, o.s.
23 May 1671, n.s.
Letter: From Anthony Ashley Cooper, Lord Ashley to William Sayle, dated 13 May 1671; early colonial papers. [Corr., ix. (253A)]
Person encountered: Lord Ashley (letter); William Sayle (letter)
Monday, 29 May 1671, o.s.
8 June 1671, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 8h: “Rain.” — [Boyle, 12:79]
June
Monday, 5 June 1671, o.s.
15 June 1671, n.s.
Weather observations at London, 8h: “Cloudy.” — [Boyle, 12:79]
July
Saturday, 1 July 1671, o.s.
11 July 1671, n.s.
Letter: To Lady Dorothy Ashley, dated 1 [July 1671]; possibly written from Belvoir Castle, where Lady Dorothy’s mother, the Countess of Rutland, was buried on 16 June. addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London; date based on Locke’s endorsement. [Corr., i. 255]
Person encountered: Lady Dorothy Ashley (letter)
Monday, 10 July 1671, o.s.
20 July 1671, n.s.
Letter: From Mrs. Margaret Blomer, dated 10 July 1671; written from Petworth, Sussex; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [Corr., i. 256]
Person encountered: Mrs. Margaret Blomer (letter)
Friday, 14 July 1671, o.s.
24 July 1671, n.s.
Letter: To Margaret Cooper, Lady Ashley, dated 14 July [1671]; written from Petworth, Sussex; year from Locke’s endorsement. [Corr., i. 257]
Person encountered: Margaret Cooper, Lady Ashley (letter)
Saturday, 15 July 1671, o.s.
25 July 1671, n.s.
Letter: To Lady Dorothy Ashley, dated 15 [July 1671]; addressed to Locke at Exeter House, London. [Corr., i. 258]
Person encountered: Lady Dorothy Ashley (letter)
August
Tuesday, 29 August 1671, o.s.
8 September 1671, n.s.
Locke’s birthday, age 39.
October
Monday, 2 October 1671, o.s.
12 October 1671, n.s.
Letter From Dr. John Mapletoft, 2 October 1671 (lost); answered in Locke’s letter of 10 October. [see Corr., i. 259]
Person encountered: Dr. John Mapletoft (letter)
Tuesday, 10 October 1671, o.s.
20 October 1671, n.s.
Letter: To Dr. John Mapletoft, dated 10 October 1671; written at Salisbury; addressed to Mapletoft at Mr. Firmin’s, London; answers Mapletoft’s letter of 2 October; possibly answered by Mapletoft, ca. 15 October (missing). [Corr., i. 259]
Person encountered: Dr. John Mapletoft (letter)
Thursday, 15 October 1671, o.s.
25 October 1671, n.s.
Letter From Dr. John Mapletoft, ca. 15 October 1671 (lost); answers Locke’s letter of 10 October; answered by Locke [27?] October. [see Corr., i. 259]
Person encountered: Dr. John Mapletoft (letter)
Tuesday, 20 October 1671, o.s.
30 October 1671, n.s.
Locke leaves Salisbury for Sutton [according to De Beer’s speculative reconstruction see Corr., i. 259]
Friday, 27 October 1671, o.s.
6 November 1671, n.s.
Letter: To Dr. John Mapletoft, 7 [27?] October 1671; misdated, modified date suggested by De Beer; written at Sutton; addressed to Mapletoft at Mr. Firmin’s, London; possibly answers a letter from Mapletoft ca. 15 October. [Corr., i. 260]
Person encountered: Dr. John Mapletoft (letter)
Uncertain Dates
early summer 1671
Letter: From Sir Peter Colleton, [early summer 1671?]; might have been written in 1670. [Corr., i. 254]
Person encountered: Sir Peter Colleton (letter)
Source: Boyle = The general history of the air, designed and begun by the Honble Robert Boyle Esq; cited from The works of Robert Boyle. Volume 12 (2000), pages 70-89.
Corr. = The correspondence of John Locke / edited by E.S. de Beer. – Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1976-89. – 8 vols. – (Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)
